OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 Release Candidate 2 has been made available for download. These builds are said to have speed improvements and, of course, bug fixes. Version 2.0.3 is only available for Windows and Linux right now even though other versions of OpenOffice support Mac and FreeBSD. The downloads are listed below for anyone who is interested in testing out this future release.

OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 RC2 (Windows)

Users of Google Notebook decide whether their notes are private or public. Some of the public notes can now be found when you perform Google searches. In total there are 19,000+ Google Notes that have been indexed and I am sure that it will continue to grow. This is a nice way to find everything from recipes to Firefox information. It almost sounds like it could

Vista Transformation Pack 4.0 was just released and it does a great job of giving your XP machine the Vista look. In December last year Windows Blinds released a new version of their software that was designed to provide Windows XP with transparent effects, however, it wasn't free. That is where the Vista Transformation Pack comes into play. It is

Microsoft recently released Windows Live Mail Milestone 6 (M6) which had a lot of needed features in it, like Firefox support! Well, the Windows Live Mail team is taking a step back to Milestone 5 (M5) because they were having many issues with M6. What happens to Firefox users in the meantime? They get to use the "Classic Hotmail". Here is what the Windows

It looks like Google Green Maps may soon be released. Green Maps are maps of cities or towns that point out environmental interests (example of Chicago, IL). It isn't a company that develops the maps, it is actually the locals.

Google recently registered some domains: googlegreenmaps.com/net/org/info and greenmapsgoogle.com/net/org/info which are some pretty big clues that

Paul Thurrott has said that the current build of Windows Vista is 5384.3 and could be designated as Beta 2. However, he also said that a last-minute fix could cause the build to be 5385.

Windows Vista Beta 2 is going to be distributed at WinHEC next week. The most recent build that was released was 5381.1 which was very stable on my system. The

Garett Rogers noticed that Google placed "/music" in their robots.txt file. This means that the Google Music service must be inching a little closer so keep your eyes peeled.

Google also has Pearl Jam's "Life Wasted" music video available for viewing and download. This download is available until next Wednesday but I am not sure if we will see the Google Music service up before that time.

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